Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XIII

Mitt Romney recently felt comfortable lecturing journalists about, of all things, “quality control” when sharing the news with the American public.

As Ed Kilgore joked, “Now I suppose when you have already developed a reputation for towering mendacity on subjects large and small, a medium-sized lie about your views on media accuracy is as easy as changing those jeans and a lot easier than changing your entire political persona on a regular basis. But you might think at some point the man would fear being struck down by a thunderbolt right on the spot if he lectures the media – old or new – about ‘sourcing’ and ‘quality control.’”

If the presumptive Republican nominee has any such fears, he’s not showing it. Those looking for proof need only consider the 13th installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt’s mendacity.

1. Romney told voters about the cost of the Affordable Care Act, “[W]e’ve just learned from the CBO, it’s not a trillion dollars. It’s more like double that…. Obamacare is massively more expensive than had been originally estimated.”

10 The Romney campaign and its surrogates spent all day Thursday describing Hilary Rosen as an “advisor to the Obama campaign.”

Hilary Rosen is not an advisor to the Obama campaign.

11. Romney argued yesterday, “President Obama is the first president in history to openly campaign for reelection on a platform of higher taxes. He has already raised taxes on millions of Americans, but he won’t stop there. He wants to raise taxes on millions more by taxing small businesses and job creators.”